in july 2004, the los angeles times did an article about the lab and the culture of the lab. in that article, made reference to my situation. that was the time i was in typical isolation, for eight months. even after the article came out, the laboratory did not change its practices with respect to keeping the isolated without any job assignments. >> what do you think is must import for people to know both about what happened to you and about what you expense? >> the taxpayer needs to understand that we are at the front lines in terms of the employees of these institutions. the auditors, in particular, and investigators. our job is to root out fraud, waste, and abuse and to identify weaknesses that could lead to fraud, waste, and abuse. when we are retaliated for doing our job, the taxpayer ultimately pays the price with higher costs, cost overruns. secrets that get lost in misplaced and do not get reported. help and environmental concern issues. who is at the front line if not the workers in terms of identifying risky practices that might contaminate the environment or expose